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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Soakai, E.
- Collector number
- 582
- Date
- March 3, 1959
- Locality
- Alala Island; found in big rock separate from the big Is.
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1959, Soakai, E. also collected 7 other specimens.
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,638 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
E Coast Greenway St Johns County Corridor, Saint Augustine, FL, US
(c) Melissa Meadows, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Camino a las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Saint Helena Island, SC, US
(c) panosse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 769894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642343. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642343 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026